VIRGO, Charles George (1845-1907)
CL Bradford Church Institute 1870; 1CL Bradford 1871; CL Queen's Park Museum, Manchester 1884-1906
Temporarily employed from 1859 as a civil servant, he spent the years between 1865 and 1870 in various posts in various parts of the country studying business and administrative methods. He became a notable pioneer inventor of, inter alia, compact mobile shelving and card charging.